You weren't born a person of cringe and contraction. You were born as energy, as life, made of the same stuff as stars, blossoms, breezes. You learned contraction to survive, but that was then. You have paid through the nose - paid but good. It is now your turn to reap.
In her book "Stitches: A Handbook on Meaning, Hope, and Repair," Anne Lamott emphasizes that we are not inherently awkward or limited individuals. Instead, she reminds us that at our core, we are vibrant energy and life forms, sharing the same essence as the universe. While we may have learned to shrink ourselves in order to navigate the world, those constrictions were necessary survival mechanisms at one point.
Lamott argues that...
